The Broken
(2008)
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The Broken
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| Lena Headey | ... | ||
| Ulrich Thomsen | ... | ||
| Melvil Poupaud | ... | ||
| Michelle Duncan | ... | ||
| Asier Newman | ... | ||
| Richard Jenkins | ... | ||
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Daren Elliott Holmes | ... | |
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Howard Ward | ... | |
| Damian O'Hare | ... | ||
| Dennis Banks | ... |
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In-Sook Chappell | ... |
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Peta Longstaff | ... | |
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Ziad Alyan | ... | |
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Lucy Bingham | ... | |
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Marie Flood | ... | |
In London, the radiologist Gina McVey organizes a surprise birthday party to her father John McVey with her boyfriend Stefan Chambers, her brother Daniel McVey and his girlfriend Kate Coleman. On the next day, she sees herself driving a car on the street and she follows the woman to her apartment, where she finds a picture of her father and her. While driving back, she has a car crash and loses parts of her memory; further, she believes Stefan is another man. Gina decides to investigate what is happening and unravels a dark reality. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Having read many of the comments here, I'm surprised that no one has recognized this as basically an overlong remake of a Twilight Zone episode from 1960 called "Mirror Image," starring Vera Miles. Rod Serling did a much better job of creating an effective spooky tale in 24 minutes than Sean Ellis did in 88 minutes with this tedious snooze. A short piece can be effective with a mysterious and unexplained ending, but in a feature film, there should be a bit more substance and the story should make sense. Sadly, substance and sense are two things missing from "The Broken." Yes, it has some moments, but they are not enough to justify your time. Some further observations: although this is clearly a contemporary story, not one character in the movie has a cellphone! And even though a car accident is the event that gets the story going, there is never any reference to an insurance company, to the person who was driving the other car, or to the police who would have been required to do a report. My advice: skip this bore and watch the original instead!